Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals is a podcast created by the K&L Gates health care practice group to inform our clients and friends of the firm about the latest developments in health law. If you would like to provide feedback or would like to suggest a topic for a future episode of Triage, please contact us. Use the icons below to subscribe to Triagevia your favorite podcast app to have our episodes delivered directly to you as they become available.

In the seventh episode of our series on the national opioid
crisis, Erica Jackson discusses efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to address the crisis, while still permitting
patient access to effective pain management. Specifically, the
episode discusses safety labeling updates, implementation of...

In the sixth episode of our series on the national opioid
crisis, Lauren Perry discusses some of the legal obligations for
providers who prescribe controlled substances as treatment for
substance abuse disorders.

Specific state and federal requirements will generally vary
depending on the type of medication prescribed...

In the fifth episode of our series on the national opioid
crisis, Hilary Bowman discusses the Drug Enforcement
Administration’s (DEA) role in regulating individuals and entities
handling controlled substances, including opioids.

Specifically, the episode explains the impact of the
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery...

In the third episode of our series on the national opioid
crisis, Amanda Makki and Corbin Santo provide an overview of how
the Trump Administration and Congress may address the opioid
epidemic this year.

Following the establishment of a presidential commission on drug
addiction and the opioid crisis in 2017, additional...

About the Podcast

Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals is a podcast created by the K&L Gates health care practice group to inform our clients and friends of the firm about the latest developments in health law. Given the complex and dynamic landscape of health care, Triage will analyze issues related to payment and reimbursement, fraud and abuse, pharmacy, and information privacy, among other topics.